The show?
It was fun.
The hard part is the set up. The tables are in place when you arrive. You start setting up, knowing you have a 6 foot table to fit 8 feet of stuff. You haven’t met your neighbors yet; the customers haven’t arrived yet and soon the vendors will be trading among themselves. Everyone is excited!
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| Is this my table? No! Well, where the-shut-the-front-door is it? |
Every kind of knife can be found here. From the used and abused collectibles…
...to the ultra high-end knives made by Master Bladesmiths.
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| Interested? Email Harleypaularocks@yahoo.com |
The WRCA club staffs the administrative duties and they go out of their way to help both the vendors and customers.
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| You say the missing dog has 3 legs, blind in one eye, missing an ear and answers to "Lucky"? |
I found a great new knife made by Larry Withrow from Charleston, WV. Both his leather work and forged blades are incredible.
The steel is a high carbon 1095 San Mai with a Desert Ironwood handle. It just caught my eye and I was quick enough to beat out several other buyers. Lady luck smiled on me.
The blade is so slightly hollow ground it takes a straight edge to see it. Larry tells me the knives are in demand with hunters in the Texarkana region.
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| Author, new knife and his table. I've got two folders, one clipped in each pocket. | How can anyone have enough knives? |
One of my favorite people is Joe Kinches, who is the only Ohio Flint Whisperer in existence. He must be. What he coaxes out of the flint, which is a flawed, brittle rock, is amazing.
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| Contact Joe at designsbyjoseph@yahoo.com or go to his website http://www.collectorcabz.com/ |
His display won Best Display 2012. I like his work and I think it was well deserved.
Here’s a few pictures of the show.
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| Sunday mid-morning: plenty of room to shop |
What can I say? The vendors had plenty of time to talk with the customers.
No matter what your taste, collectible knives were available. Mankind's oldest and perhaps first tool, how you have changed and still stayed the same.
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| My Favorite Table. I'd never be embarrassed to be found with these in my pockets. |
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| Two custom knife makers checking out the other vendors |
I’m sorry you missed the show. The vendors are friendly, helpful and love talking about knives. You would have enjoyed it.
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